By lane, by canal: moving about Amsterdam
Amsterdam by foot, as many of you know, displays a charming cityscape of brick buildings in various hues of red and various harmonious styles dating back to the 17th century. The central city was endlessly…
Amsterdam by foot, as many of you know, displays a charming cityscape of brick buildings in various hues of red and various harmonious styles dating back to the 17th century. The central city was endlessly…
We flew through Paris on the way to Iceland, partly to enjoy the city again and partly to catch a rare retrospective of the 19th century artist Eugene Delacroix. So we spent several pleasurable hours…
We traveled the last leg of our trip by ship out of Punta Arenas through the Beagle Channel and the Straits of Magellan (the original passageway between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans). Our days on…
Punta Arenas is the very end of the line for driving through Patagonian Chile, though one can drive across adjacent land into Tierra del Fuego, the land of fire. It's long been a commercial port…
The fourth leg of our trip took us the snow-capped mountains and glaciers of Argentina before we returned to Chile for vast Torres del Paine. The overall journey through this gorgeous mountain landscape and desert…
The third leg of our trip took us across the border to Argentina. Our first stop in this desert landscape transported us thousands of years back in time to the Caves of Hands, Cuevas de…
This post reviews the second part of our trip, one of colorful canyons, alpine ridgelines, marbled caves, tough roads and endlessly sublime scenery. The overall journey through this gorgeous mountain landscape and desert pampas began…
This post reviews the first part of our Patagonian trip, with its islands, ferries, volcanoes, glaciers and more. The overall journey through this gorgeous mountain landscape and desert pampas began at Puerto Montt, Chile, and…
We logged 280 different species during our trip through seven countries. We posted some of these along the way, but here are others we loved in favorite pics. As we reviewed the photos, we realized…
In brief: For months, we wrestled with the viability and safety of visiting Zimbabwe. We went...and we were both pleasantly surprised at what we found and also encouraged by its people’s resilience. Go or No…